Locus A.7K50.018

General Information

Locus Type:

Architecture

Supervisor:

J. Fisher

Designation:

E-W wall

Reason:

Exposure of wall in E stub of S balk

Top Separation:

Bottom Separation:

Start Date:

01 Aug, 1984

End Date:

03 Aug, 1984

Interpretation

Function:

Large enough for defense purposes or use in public structure but corner stones not well worked

Stratigraphy remarks:

Poss relation to Walls 4 & 7

Balk:

Phase:

Stratum :

Architecture Description

Material

chert Qualifier 1:

chert Qualifier 2:

chert Qualifier 3:

chert Percent:

0

Limestone Qualifier 1:

None

Limestone Qualifier 2:

Limesotne Qualifier 3:

Limestone Percent:

100

basalt Qualifier 1:

basalt Qualifier 2:

basalt Qualifier 3:

basalt Percent:

0

nari Qualifier 1:

nari Qualifier 2:

nari Qualifier 3:

nari Percent:

0

mudbrick Qualifier 1:

mudbrick Qualifier 2:

mudbrick Qualifier 3:

mudbrick Percent:

Arch Frags:

0

Fragment Type:

Quarry:

Wall Stones

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

0

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

60

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

20

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Chinkstones

Pebble (.2-6 cm) %:

10

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

90

Fillstones: (in Rubble-filled Construction)

Cobble (6-25 cm) %:

0

Small Boulder (25-50cm) %:

0

Medium Boulder (50-75cm) %:

0

Large Boulder (75-100cm) %:

0

Very Large Boulder (>1 m) %:

0

Brick

Length (upper):

0.0

Length (lower):

0.0

Width (upper):

0.0

Width (lower):

0.0

Depth (upper):

0.0

Depth (lower):

0.0

Dressing: (Stone Only)

Unhewn %:

15

Semi-hewn %:

Dressed %:

0

Ashlar %:

0

Bossed %:

0

Tooling (Stone Only)

Upper Width:

0.0

Lower Width:

0.0

Upper Length:

0.0

Lower Length:

0.0

Sketch:

false

Photo:

false

Mortar

Dry-laid %:

100

Clay %:

0

Mud %:

0

Cement %:

0

Plaster %:

0

Average Thickness:

0.0

Facing

Facing:

Unfaced

Color:

Construction

Style:

Boulder & Chink

Support:

Free-standing

Tendencies:

Courses

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

4

Random:

false

Rows

Highest Count:

0

Lowest Count:

1

Two with Rubble:

Random:

false

Measurements

Greatest Length in meters:

2

Greatest width in meters:

0.1

Smallest width in meters:

0.33

Greatest Height in meters:

0

Lowest Height in meters:

1.05

Orientation (degrees):

95

Dip (degrees):

0

Preservation

Preservation:

Partial Superstructure: Most

Lean Direction (degrees):

0

Lean Degrees:

0

Top Foundation Level:

Remarks

Remarks:

Only the N face of the wall protrudes into square; wall corners in Loca 35 running S into 7K40 & E into 7K41; relation to Walls 4 & 7 is not clear (it seems to touch corners but which abuts which is not clear; orientation slightly offset in comparison to Wall 7K41:4

Levels

Location Top Level Bottom Level
35 913.54 0

Stratigraphy

Under Earth layer A7K50:003
Equals Wall A7K40:005
Equals Wall A7K41:004
Sealed agnst by Earth layer A7K50:005

Pails

Number Date Baskets Total Diagnostic Published

Photos

Date Photo Number Subject Photo
31 Jul, 1984 84A50612 E Stub of S Balk
02 Aug, 1984 84A50560 Progress (E balk)
05 Aug, 1984 84A41683 Final
06 Aug, 1984 84A50700 Final